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'NITED STATES PATENT FFICEEQ JAMES ALLEN AND GEORGE F. ALLEN, OF ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA.

CAR-HEATER.

SPECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 386,734. date July 24, 1888.

Applicntion filed J'nnnmy 26, 1888. Serie] No.lfil990 (N0 mndel.)

T0 all w7w7n z't may c0ncern:

Be iia known that we JAMES ALLEN and GEORGE F. ALLEN, citizens of the United States, residing ab St. Angustine, in the connty of St. Johns and State 0f Florida, have invented certain new and nseful Improvements in Oar-Heaters; and we (10 hereby deelare thab the following is n full, clenr, and exacb description 0f t.he same, reference being had t0 the annexed drawings, m-aking a part of this specification, und t0 the letztere und figures 0f reference marked thereon.

This invention relzttes t0 certain new and usefnl improvements in cur-heaters; and the noveltay resides in the peculiar cornbinations, construction, arrangemont, and adaptntion 0f parts, all es more fnlly hereinafte1 described, Shown in bhe dmwings, and then particularly pointed 0nt in the claim.

In the aecompanying drawings, which forn1 a part of this specification, Figure l is a perspective view of 0m irnpx-oved heater With the (1001 01" the inclosing-case shown open. Fig. 2 is a vertical neutral section of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical seetion et right angles 130 that of Fig. 2.

Referring now 110 the details 0f the drawings, A designates a snitable metal box 01 case, 0f copper, zinc, 01 other suitnble material, and composed 0f an inner and an outer Wall, a b, respectively, so es t0 form a water= chamber, B, up0n all sides und t0p and bottom of the case. The outer wal1 of this case is extended to forn1 a flange, c, by means of which the case m2ty be seeured in position, ordinarily in the corner of a cm. The door O 0f this case, whieh is hinged thereto in any snitable way, is formed ot' double Walls, as shown, to constitute a water-charnber, d, and with an overlapping flange, e. 'Ihe water-chamber 0f the door 1's connected With thab 0f the case by means 0f a flexible pipe, D, so that the door may be opened und closed without breaking the conneetion. The in side of the case 01 Safe is lined. with ausbestns, E.

G is a water-inlet through which the water-space 0f the ease is filled, and H is a eoek by means 0f which the wztter in said waterspace may be withdrawn when necessary;

and if desired, the water-space of the (1001 may be provided with a similm cock.

I is the heater placed within Ehe case either permanently 01 removably secured therein, es deemed best. 'lhis heater is composed 0f two sections, each provided with flanges, and between these flanges is secured the perforated plate J.

K is the smoke-flue czu ried by the npper section 0f the heater und extended tln0ugh the top of the case.

The lower section of the heater 1's 1ined With fire-brick, f, is provided With a perforated grate, L, und a slatted top, g. The upper section of the heater forme a hot-air chamber, fr0m whieh extends Ehe pipe h, designed to be connected wich a system of circulating-pipes. (Not shown, but which 1nay be similar t0 those eommonly used in eurheating systems.) M indicates the retnrnpipe f1'01n the seid cireulating-pipes, and leading unde1 the grate 0f the beuten The pipe h is provided with n suitable cock, z, by means 01' which the quantity 0f heated air flowing tlnough the pipes may be regulated.

The heater is provided wit-h a snitable feeddoor and ash-pan, as shown.

N is a. casing surrounding the beuten, withan air-spaee between the t;w0 and also with an air-space between the casing und t-he inner wal1 of the esse A. This case is provided with a (1001, O, sliding in suitable guides, k,

and whieh mny be slid upward t0 disclose the (1001 of the heater when desired.

In prucbice the water-space 0f the case is filled with water, a fire stznted in the hea.ter and Ehe d0010 0f Ehe casing and the door O of the case closed and locked. 'lhe heat from the heater passes throngh the pipe h und through the circnlating-pipes in the am, and is returned int0 the heater through the pipe M. It will be seen that by this construction the fire cannot be connnunicated t0 the cm, thns making it absolutely safe, even if the car is upset, und should be ear be smashed up the safe would be brokenor give way before the heater und the water wou1d tend to put oub the fire and prevent; any damage fron1 thatz sonrce.

\Vhab we claim as new is 'lhe combination, wibh the case having a have hereunto subscribed 0m names in tbe surrounding water-spaee, of a door to said presence of bwo witnesses. case formed with a water-space, and a flexiblg pipe connecbing the vvater-space 0f the door 5 with thab 0f the case, substantially as de- Witnesses:

scribed. JAMES CONNELLEY,

In testaimony that we claim the above we JAMES 'ALLEN. GEO. F. ALLEN.

O. F. HOPKINS, J r. 

